Sox, Giants Hunt Wild Card,
But Beware Tale of '64 Phillies

By

Carl Bialik and

Jason Fry The Wall Street Journal Online

Updated Sept. 22, 2004 11:28 a.m. ET

Both the Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants are simultaneously ahead and behind in the playoff race.

Boston remains in striking distance of the New York Yankees in the AL East, and at the same time leads the league's wild-card race by a fat margin. The Giants, meanwhile, are just one and a half games behind the Dodgers in the NL West, while leading the Cubs by just a half game in the wild-card race. Several other clubs are also...